Sentences with phrase «rotting bologna»

There are 63 artists in the Whitney Biennial this time around, and while individual results may vary, some of my personal favorites would include Pope L's «Claim (Whitney Version),» a giant cube covered inside and out with meticulously - spaced slices of rotting bologna, each one of which is embedded with a bleary, photocopied portrait.

Best known for absurdist public performances, William Pope.L has a history of dealing with the politics of race and identity — which the African - American artist doesn't limit to black versus white: His installation at the 2017 Whitney Biennial, for instance, consists of a four - sided structure covered with rows of rotting bologna slices meant to represent the percentage of Jews in New York City.

Best known for absurdist public performances, Pope.L has a history of dealing with the politics of race and identity — which the African - American artist doesn't limit to black versus white: His installation at the 2017 Whitney Biennial, for instance, consists of a four - sided structure covered with rows of rotting bologna slices meant to represent the percentage of Jews in New York City.